The closer we got to Lhamo Latso Lake, the more solemn we became. In Tibetan Buddhism, Lhamoi Latso is the requiem lake of the Guardian Deity–or Palden Lhamo, the protectress of Dalai Lama. Historically, on April 15th of the Tibetan Calendar, every Dalai Lama would lodge in the Chokorgye Monastery and meet with Palden Lhamo.…

The car, after leaving Lang County, crossed the bridge on the Ya River and started to pass through the canyon. I saw bull boat for the 1st time not far away from the county. The boatman sat inside and rowed the boat briskly with 2 oars. We were reaching Lang County when Suolang, who was…

Having driven for 40 kilometers on 318 national highway, we came to Draksum-tso, meaning Conggo Lake, is one of the largest freshwater barrier lakes at an altitude of 3460 meters in the Tibetan east. It is also a famous holy lake of the Red Hat Buddhism. In the middle of the lake, 100 meters from…

Cordycep is an amazing creature, which is a worm during winter and grass when in summer. Having driven a few miles from Maizhokunggar which is 70km east of Lhasa, we made a left turn on the road, expecting 60 kilometers ahead to Drigung Til Monastery. Our vehicle was running always in valleys with towering mountains on…

Konka Township A Tibetan girl With her grandma From this pass you may also see the peak of Minya Konka if it is sunny without cloud. The snow slide we saw yesterday calcifying At Xinduqiao, many young couple take marriage photos here. Bike rider to Lhasa Radix gentianae Beautiful flower. Gentianae Guideboard On the way…

A Tibetan family was visiting the monastery. A pony. Primula We went through the forest and arrived at this village and from there we took car back the village we stayed overnight Wild rose and it is so beautiful and it is purely scarlet red. In recent years more new houses are built up in…

The bridge connecting the two sides of the valley. Pine appears at a even lower altitude. The entrance of Konka Monastery Cat in the monastery This is a really fantastic view and you just heard huge noisy of the river and you just stare at the river flowing and enjoy the time. The other side…

I dropped off already as I wanted to take more photos. Take a look at the peak again. Zoom in Any one would be shocked by the stunning sceneries. I just wondered what is there on the top. We needed to go to the bottom of the valley and cross the river and go through…

The peak of Mt. Minya Konka A snow slide just occurred a moment ago and it was a pity we did not see it with our naked eyes but heard the sound. Aftermath of snow slide. One the way to the pass we heard a great sound and at the pass we just realized a…

Derek Wong was getting closer to Minya Konka, and today, the term was very lucky to view the clear face of Minya Konka